Baseball Preview: Pioneer Valley Regional Panthers vs. Hopkins Academy Golden Hawks
After two games on the road, Pioneer Valley Regional is heading back home. They will take on the Hopkins Academy Golden Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Pioneer Valley Regional beats Hopkins Academy with four runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Pioneer Valley Regional never let Oxford onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Saturday.
The result came thanks to Ben Werner's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ethan Quinn, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hopkins Academy has not done well against Frontier Regional recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Hopkins Academy came out on top against Frontier Regional by a score of 5-2.
Pioneer Valley Regional's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Hopkins Academy, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Pioneer Valley Regional came up short against Hopkins Academy when the teams last played back in June of 2023, falling 9-4. Can Pioneer Valley Regional avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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